Nepenthes Cutting

[Capensis]

This is what I found this morning.

 

[Adam]

I followed Ludwig's method of cutting away the two sides of the outer stem with a sharp knife.

Then I stuck it in a nice big ball of LFS and then buried that within my typical airy mix so as the roots grow and the LFS decays I won't have to move it.



I thought about doing that, but I've read that certain Nepenthes don't do as well in water, and I was more worried about rotting my cutting. I'll probably try the water method next time.

xvart.

Now, why would you want to rot your cutting? XD

 

[xvart]

Update: 7/19/08

Another update. Looks like it's making normal leaves now.

xvart.

 

[Capensis]

Awesome update Xvart! Glad to see it's growing fine.

 

[xvart]

Update: 7/31/08

I believe the next leaf will produce a tendril and a pitcher. The weird looking, deformed leaves have sort of grown on me. It's definitely an interesting transition from proto-leaf to deformed leaves, to normal growth.

xvart.

 

[Ant]

Nice

 

[Jimmy]

Very good progress! Two months from the chop to being ready to pitcher.

 

[Capensis]

Congratulations . Went I get back, I'll try to remember to update.

 

[Capensis]

Ok, here it is as promised. Still no roots, though, but I'll wait.

 

[xvart]

Update: 10/12/08

First pitcher and another on the way.

xvart.

 

[xvart]

Update: 11/15/08

It's looking like a regular plant now.

xvart.

 

[Ant]

cool, I want to do a cutting again but both of my tries with ventrata and ventricosa failed so, I will wait until I see the nodes on a vine before cutting it since both of my cuttings were from immature plant stems.